Synopsis
Book Description:
"The Li Ki is one of the 'Five Chinese Classics'. This title is usually translated the Book of Rites. The work is a compilation of assorted texts which describe Chinese religious practices from the eighth to the fifth century B.C. It was first written down about 200 B.C.
This work is of interest because of the minute description of Chinese culture from this period, including funerary rites, clothing, cosmological theories, astronomy, economy, geography, history, family structure, the Imperial court, music, crime and punishment, horticulture, and even some exotic recipes.
This is the Second volume of the Li Ki." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)
Table of Contents:
Publisher's Preface; YÜ ZÂo Or The Jade-bead Pendants Of The Royal Cap; Ming Thang Wei Or The Places In The Hall Of Distinction; Sang FÛ HsiÂo KÎ Or Record Of Smaller Matters In The Dress Of Mourning; TÂ Kwan Or The Great Treatise; ShÂo Î Or Smaller Rules Of Demeanour; Hsio KÎ Or Record On The Subject Of Education; Yo KÎ Or Record Of Music; ZÂ KÎ Or Miscellaneous Records; Sang TÂ KÎ Or The Greater Record Of Mourning Rites; KÎ FÂ Or The Law Of Sacrifices; KÎ Î Or The Meaning Of Sacrifices; KÎ Thung Or A Summary Account Of Sacrifices; King Kieh Or The Different Teaching Of The Different Kings; Âi Kung Wan Or Questions Of Duke Âi; Kung-nÎ Yen KÜ Or Kung-nÎ At Home At Ease; Khung-dze Hsien Ku Or Confucius At Home At Leisure; Fang KÎ Or Record Of The Dykes; Kung Yung Or The State Of Equilibrium And Harmony; PiÂo KÎ Or The Record On Example; Sze Î Or The Black Robes; Pan Sang Or Rules On Hurrying To Mourning Rites; Wan Sang Or Questions About Mourning Rites; FÛ Wan Or Subjects For Questioning About The Mourning Dress; Kien Kwan Or Treatise On Subsidiary Points In Mourning Usages; San Nien Wan Or Questions About The Mourning For Three Years; Shan Î Or The Long Dress In One Piece; ThÂu HÛ Or The Game Of Pitch-pot; ZÛ Hsing Or The Conduct Of The Scholar; TÂ Hsio Or The Great Learning; Kwan Î Or The Meaning Of The Ceremony Of Capping; Hwan Î Or The Meaning Of The Marriage Ceremony; Hsiang Yin KiÛ Î Or The Meaning Of The Drinking Festivity In The Districts; ShÊ Î Or The Meaning Of The Ceremony Of Archery; Yen Î Or The Meaning Of The Banquet; Phing Î Or The Meaning Of The Interchange Of Missions Between Different Courts; Sang FÛ Sze Kih Or The Four Principles Underlying The Dress Of Mourning; Endnotes
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About the Author
About the Author:
"K'ung-fu Tzu - Confucius, lit. "Master Kung," (551 BCE - 479 BCE) was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese thought and life.
His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. These values gained prominence in China over other doctrines, such as Legalism or Taoism during the Han Dynasty. Confucius' thoughts have been developed into a system of philosophy known as Confucianism. It was introduced to Europe by the Jesuit Matteo Ricci, who was the first to Latinise the name as "Confucius."
His teachings may be found in the Analects of Confucius, a collection of "brief aphoristic fragments", which was compiled many years after his death. Modern historians do not believe that any specific documents can be said to have been written by Confucius, but for nearly 2,000 years he was thought to be the editor or author of all the Five Classics such as the Classic of Rites (editor), and the Spring and Autumn Annals (author)." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
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